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HERMANN BxPLAINED.

How Some of tho Showman's Celebrated
Bricks Arc Performed.
Hermann is slsieht-ot- hand performer whose
tricks, on and off the stage are often described
in print These accounts usually exaegerate
and mystify. Let us take clear view Of some
lights he removed his gloves rolled them into a
little ball, pretended to put them into
his left hand. but kept them in the
hollow palm of his right and then waved his
hands in the air, keeping the back of his right
hand toward the spectators. He then picked
up pack Of cards from the table and shuff1ed
them, arranging the nine of clubs, ten of dia
monds. and ace of hearts in the middle of the
pack, SO that hewould know their exact position
and could keep the third finger of his right hand
beneath them. He walked down from the stage
and presented the pack. spread out back upward
TO one of the audience, requesting the gentleman
to select card AS the stranger reached for
card. Hermann moved the nine of clubs
toward him with his finger, and the stranger
took It. Another person was made to draw
the ten of diamonds. and another the ace of
hearts. in the same way. They looked at their
cards and put them back into the pack, which
was then shufied. The Snowman returned to
the stage and asked the three persons to name
their cards. Tney did SO, and young woman
dressed as page then brought from behind the
scenes a sword The blade of the sword had
been passed through three similar cards, which
were concealed behind the hilt quart A fine
elastic cord was attached to the point of the
sword. stretched and fastened to the hilt The
three cards were made fast to the elastic The
young woman took the pack and tossed it
toward Hermann. who held the sword in his
hand. AS she did he thrust the sword
toward the flying pack and released the elastic
from the hilt The nine of clubs, ten of dia-
10 2a and ace of hearts at once appeared near
t. p OF the blade. though pierced
through ale flying
NE-E hermann borrowed a handkerchief
ady and gave it to young man to
Satween his hauds. He carried a wand
arfar bis arm Taxing the wand with his
~ hand. he also took from a little pocket
4ndar his arm small package of pieces of
nan. which he concealed in the palm OF his
r hit hand. He then said the young man in
le audience was not holding the handkerchief
right, and took 1t from him TO show him how
He rubbed the handkerchief between his hands
palmed it, and gave back the bits Of cloth in
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could, and came against Howell, and fighting
with him slew him. and after ward enioied
quietlie the whole land of Northwales, until
his brother Iorwerths son Game to age
as shall hereafter appear. Madoc, an
other Of Gwyneth his sonpes left the land
In contention betwixt his brethren and prepared
certain ships with men and munition. and
sought adventures by seas, sailing west, leaving
the coast of Ireland so far north that he came to
land unkpowen, whore he saw mamie strange
things. This land must needs be some part OF
that country of which the Standards afirme
themselves to be the first finders slth Hannos
time: for by reason and order of cosmoeraphle,
this land to which the Madoc came must be some
part of Noua Hispania, or Florida. Whereupon
1t is manifest that that countrie was long
before by Brytaines discovered. before either
Columbus or Americus Vesputius lead anie
Spaniards thither. Or the Wage and returne of
this Madoc there be mamie fables famed as the
common people doc vse in distance Of place and
length OF time rather to augment than to dlrnin-
ish but sure it is that there he was. After he
had returned home and declared the pleasant
and fruitful countries that he had scene
without Inhabitants; and. upon the con,
ground his brethren and nephues did
murther one another; he prepared number of
ships, and got with him such men and women as
were DESTROYS to liue IN quietness, and. taking
leave Of his friends, toxic his iournle thither-
ward aeaipe Therefors it is to be presupposed
that he and his peopls Inhabited part Of those
countries, for it appeareth by Frances Loues
that in Acusanus and other places the people
honored the crosse: whereby it may
BE- gathered that Christians had oeene
there before the coming Of the
Spaniards. But BECAUSE this people were
not mamie the followed the maners
Of the land they came vnto and vsed the Ian
euage they found there" The historian states
the Madoc first arrived Tin that westerne coun-
trie" in ITO He believes il to have been part OF
Mexico because of tho "Brytish words and names
of places used in that countrie euen to this day;
as when they talk together they use this word
Gwraudo, which is, hearken or listen. But the
Island of Corroeso. the Cape of Brytish, the
he vUh1 NJ Pan.
gwyn, which be all Brytsh or Welsh words doc
manifestlie show that it was that countrie which
Madoc and his people inha bieed."
Those portions of the quotations which are
mere argument are interlinearlon by the En-
ylish translator of the book the sixteenth CEN
tury.
While it seems tolerably certain that Morse
man landed on this continents long before Co
umb bus and that possibly the Welsh reached
here in I17O the glory of the discovery will never
cease Co be given to Columbus, for from his dis
.overy came the first practical results. The dis
,overy of this country by the Norsemen was re.
but still more remarkable was their
oss of it.
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An Oid-Fashioned Fourth of July.

Oh hear there's talking all over the town
OF an old-fashioned Fourth of July;
Such a thing might draw even our forefathera down
From their mansions of rest in the sky.
So much modern nonsense has taken the place
OF the simple old ways and the simple old grace,
That it's good to signs of slight change of base
And an old-sashioned Fourth of July!
Oh the fire bells and church bells all rang out like mad
On old-fashioned Fourth of July!
And statesmen spoke speeches-sometimes pretty
bad,
And down South the old ''auntes' sold pie;
And the volunteer troops-whch were then called
militia
Paraded all day and drank till they were ishy,
And the bands played old tunes-not these
washy- wishy-
On old-fashioned Fourth oil Julyi
Oh. the old cannon -oared and the welkin it rang
On the old-fashioned Fourth of July:
And the well-loaded anvil went off with bang
AS the forenoon went noisily by;
And when evening came why the little sky-rocket
FIXED straight up in search of heavenly pocket.
And the frecraeker ratified and cracked with shock
Played hob with that Fourth of July.
oh, the old-fashioned Fourth of July
Can't be had without having it high,
When the tire works blaze you may talk of old day
But a rocketless Fourth is a Ie
Philadelphia Newf
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COLUMBUS NOT FIRST.

Evidence to Show that Welsh as Well as
Norsemen Were Before Him.
Gustaye Kobbe, in New York Mail and Express.
One of the most interesting theories in regard
to the discovery of America prior to Coium ouss
time is that which ascribes this honor TO Madoc,
Welsh prince. who, it is alleged. sailed from
Wales in 1170 entered what is now the Alabama
river, left some of his followers over here.
turned to Wales. whence he again set sail for
this country with feet OF ten vessels. Con
siderable circumstantlal evidence OF tho
cred in: this country. and it is perhaps
well to give this before referring. to the corro-
boranvs evidence which ia found IN an ancient
and rare book in the Astor Library. an English
translation Of q Welsh history written about
1880. the copy in the library being supposed TO
be the only one on this CON tinent 1t was . ira
dition among several Western Indian nations
that the Western country. especially Ohio and
Kentucky had once been inhabited by white
people, but they were exterminated. the last bat
Gle being fought at the falls of Ohio. Kentucky
IN Indian means river of blood.
In an account of the discovery OF Kentucky
published in 1854 it states the authority of
CAPT. Abraham Chaplain, OF kentucky, that
when the latter was in garrison. at Kaskaskia,
some indians came to the camp who spoke
Welsh dialect. and that two Welshmen In his
company converssd with them. In 1852. when
campaign against the Cherokees, ne observed
traces of ancient Notifications, and, inquiring
OF Oconostoto, who had been for sixty years a
Cherokee chief, as to their origin, was told
that they were constructed by white people
who had formerly inhabited the country, but
had been driven to Muddy river (Missouri).
great distance, by the Cherokees. II have
heard my grandfather and other old people say
that they were people called Welsh" were the
chiefs words
In 1860 Rev. Morgan Jones. Welshman, &C
companied Major General Bennett on an expedi-
ton to Port Royal, S. c. He was taken prison
er by Tuscarora Indians Being condemned to
Gle ne oewaied his fate in his native language.
DC was understood by a sachem of the Dolg
tribe, who successfully intereeded for him.
francls Lewis, one of the signers OF the
Declaration of Independence, captured by
Montcalm. during the French war at Oswego and
given over to the Indians with thirty other
prisoners One of the Indian chiefs was heard
by Lewis. who was Welshman, to converse IN
dialect closely resembling the Welsh. Mr.
Lewis addressed the chief in Welsh, and was
understood by him. and through this chiefs in
tervention his life was spared.
Inc extract from the Welsh history referred
to. which seems to bear evidence OF Welsh dis
covery of America before Columbus's voyage, IS
as follows:
After the death of Owen, his sonnes fell at
debate who should inherite after him, for the
eldest son born matrimonie, Edward or
lor"erth Drwyndyn, was counted unmeete to
eoverne. because OF the maine upon his face.
And Howell, who took upon him all the rule,
was base some, besorten upon an Irishwoman.
Therefore Daniel gathered al the power no
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Grandfather watts,s Private Fourth.

Grandfather Watts used to tell us boys
That Fourth want q Fourth without any noise
He would say, with a thump of his hickory stick,
That it made an American right down sick
To see his sons on the Nations day
Sit round in sort of istless way.
With Grafton and no tranband,
No hre-work show and no root-beer stand,
While his grandsons before they out of bibs
Were acknowledgment Scott!-to fire off squibs.
And so each Independence morn
Grandfather Watts took his powder horn,
And the hint-lock shotgun his father had
When he fought under Schuyler, a country lad,
And Grandfather Watts would start and tramp
Ten miles to the woods at Beaver Camp;
For Grandfather Watts used to say-and scowl-
That decent chipmunk woodchuck or owl
Was better company. friendly or shy,
Than folks who didn't keep Fourth of July;
And so he would pull his hat down on his brow,
And march for the woods, soueast by SOU.
But once-ahi long. long years ago:
For gr andfather's gone where good mon GO
One hot hot Fourth, by ways of our OWL,
Such shortcuts as boys have always known,
We hurried and followed the dear old man
Beyond where the wilderness began,
To the deep black woods at the foot of the Hump,
And there was a clearing and stump
A stump in the heart of great wide wood;
And there on that stump grandfather stood
Talking and shouting out there in the sun,
and hiring that funny old hintlock gun
Once in a minute. his head all bare,
Having his Fourth Of July ont there
The Fourth of July he used to know
Back In Hghteen- natwenty or 90.
First, with his face to the heavens blue,
He read the Declaration" through;
And then with gestures to left and right
He nado GRAFTON erudits
Full of words six syllables long,
And then our grandfather broke into song,
And soaring the squirrels In the trees
Gave Hail, Columbia" to the breeze.
And tell you. the old man never heard
When we Joined in the chorus word for word!
But he sang out strong to the bright blue sky,
And if voices Joined in his Fourth of July
He heard them as echoes from days gone by.
And when he had done. and all slipped back
As still came, twisting track
While words more clear than the fint-lock shots
Rang in ears.
And Grandfather Wattsl
He shouldered the gun his father bore
And marched off home, nor'west by nor
"A. q. Bunner, in Harper's Young People,
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Tho Pitcher on the Post.

LabOr's Stage-
Years ago-some say forty, others thirty-a
Young girl was in the act of placing white
pitcher on a post which stands the South
Carolina railway, five miles from Aiken, when
she was struck dead by lightning. Ever since
this tragic occurrence the white pitcher has
NAMED on the post, safe by superstition from
the touch of negroes, who believe that the arm
which touches it will be paralyzed. Storms,
and cyclones, and earthquakes have not dis
placed it, although the post which holds il is
fast cru,nbing with decay.
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Noon

Full summer and at noon; from waste bed
Convolvulus musk N allow. peoples, spread
The triumph of the sunshine overhead.
Blue on the shinmering ash tree lies the heat
1t tinglss on the hedge-rows. The young wheat
Sleeps. warm in golden verdure at my feet.
The pale sweet grasses of the bayfield, blink;
The heath.moors, as the bees. of honey drink,
Suck the deep bosom of the day. To think
OF all that beauty, by the light defined, q
None shares my vision Sharply my mind
Presses the sorrow-fern and flower are blind.
Michael Field.
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Red and White Roses

Roses the lover gives to his love.
m, hoses we lay on the breast of death
I5 nat never more fondest whisper can move
" nich Is the sweeter, answer and prove
Passionate love or sleep without BREATH
III loye you burn with crimson fire.
or ueatn you are pale a. the winters snop.
C arm Tor the one. with the hearts desire
w Wt LOT the other, since hopes expire
hich IS the sweeter! When shall we know,
louise chandler Moulton, in the Indenende,t
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1t Nay BE So.

jugs wonder il Roswell Pettibone Flower
is going to join a comic opera company2
81 don't know. Bages; but why do you askF'
because | see il stated in the papers that he
doesn't know one tune from another
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To Bring Rain.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
In the meantime. it might be well for the peo-
pie of the drorchty West hold many pic
MICS as possible. Next to the circus the picnic
ID tho best means Of producing q shower.
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Toning Up for the Fonr,,

DstIUIL IIIbune.
- We, i've 10 the best nation under the sun and
SO wiii our posserity, provided we ana ,han ana
1t right side up with care. Nc auo 'oey keep
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Assisting the Funny Man.

Plttsburg Chronicle
See how even nature aids the aspiring ..a0f-
list. A mule with Ave legs three OF whiss are
hind ones, has been born ia Georgia
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15

PersOnaI.-The family of Mr.. j.
w. McCleary have arrived in Shepherds.
town from Baltimore, and will stay here
for month or more.
Among the recent arrivals at Mr..
Lemen's Cliff Cottage are Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. lIaggerty and Mrs. Meyer, with
their families, from Baltimore; Mrs.
Mitchell and family, from New York !;
and MIR. Luddington, of Baltimore.
Mr.. Wilmer Neel, son of Rev A. A.
Z. Neel. who has been attending school
at Middletown, Va, has come 10 Shop
herdstown for the vacation.
We were pleased to have call on
Thursday morning from Capt. j. W.
Grubb, of Harper's Ferry, who is here
attending the Institute.
Mrs: Geo. Il. Stalcy, of Baltimore, has
come 20 Shepherdstown to spend the
summer with the family of Mr.. j. Nj.
Stonehraker.
Mr.. Summers Hunter and bride are
visiting his father, DIR. j. Ii. Hunter, in
this place.-Berkeley Springs NeTs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Phelps, of Bal
timore, are in Shepherdstown on visit
to Mrs. Phelps parents.
Miss Mamie Grant has returned from
u visit to Washington, accompanied by
her cousin. Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. j. S. Pierce's mother, Mrs.
Ayers, aud her sister, Mrs. Coddingham
are here on visit.
Miss Cora Marlatt, of Harpers Ferry,
has been visiting the family OF Mr.. T.
l.. Hess this week.
Master Washington Grove, OF Hagers-
town, is visiting Master Hop. Gibson,
in this place.
Mr.. Charles w. Grant and wife, Of
Hagerstown, spent last Sunday in Shep-
herdstown.
We were pleased to have a call on Sat
urday from Capt. James w. Glenn, oil
this county.
Mr.. Thomas J.. Richard and wife have
been on visit to friends at Nidvale,
Pa.
Mr.. J. S. Bragonier, of this place, has
gone to Winchester on visit.
Mr.. Lee Powell, of Richmond, Va. il
IN Shepherdstown on visit.
Mr.. Nat. Craighill, of Charlestown. Is
here visiting at DIR. Buffers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
Harper. Ferry Ca<e.-In til

Harper's Ferry Ca<e.-ln the
United States Court at Parkersburg last
Wednesday the final hearing in the case
of the Harper's Ferry Mill Company VS..
Slavery was set for the 18th inst. y
motion was made and argued TO dissolve
the injunction against Slavery granted
by the State Circuit Court having juris-
dction. The arguments were taken IN
short hand by Meyer Newberger. The
Court, after ,lissolving the injunction,
issued a temporary restraining order
and on the 18th there will be argued a
motion for an injunction by the U. 3.
Court. 1t will be remembered that
Slavery, some time ago, purchased OF the
United States Government the site and
water privileges of the old U. 5. Arse
nal at Harper's Ferry. The Harper's
Ferry Mill Company are trying to pre-
vent the use Of the water privileges by
Savery.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
Notice 10 Teachers.

The Teachers Institute for Jefferson
county, to be conducted by Prof. Joseph
McMurran, will be held in Shepherd
College building, Shepherdstown, COM
mencing on Monday, July llth, at 8
o'clock a. M, and will continue five
days. By the late law teachers holding
four years certificates are required to
attend. Pupils of the public and pri-
vate schools and the public generally
are most cordially invited to attend.
Special night sessions will be held, ct
which subjects of vast interest to pupils
and patrons will be discussed.
The County Board of Examiners will
meet in the Stone School-honse in
Charlestown on Wednesday, July goth,
at 9 o'clock "A. m, for the purpose of eX-
aiming applicants for certificates to
teach in the public schools of the county
the present school year.
EMANUEL SCIIAEFFER,
County uperintendent.
Jnlv 1897
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
The beginning of the End.

The beginning OF disease is slight debility
or disorder OF some OF the vital organs, the
stomach, the liver or the bowels usually.
There are dyspeptic symptoms, the liver is
troublesome, the skin grows tawny ana I'M
healthy looking, there are pains in the right
side or through the right shoulder blade. The
climax is often an utter prostration or the
physical energies, perhaps fatal issue. But
ifthe difficulty is met in time with Hostetter :
stomach Bitters, which is always effective as
q remedy, and IL should be resorted to at an
early stage, there will be no reason to appre-
bend those injurious subsequent effects upon
the system often entailed by entirely cured
diseases. Far better is IL, also, TO employ this
safe malarial agent in fever and ague, and
other malarial complaints, than quinine and
md other potent drugs, which, even when
they DO prove effectual for time, ruin the
,,Omach and impair the general health.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15

Council Meeting.-A regular
meeting of the Town Council was held
last Monday evening, all the members
present. Mayor Harrison having vaca-
ted the chair, which was thereupon oc-
cupied by Mr.. Terrell, offered his reslg-
nation as Mayor of Shepherdstown, as
follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoUNCIL-1 most re-
spectfully tender my resignation as Mayor OF
Shepherdstown. / have carefully considered
the question, and after mature reflection be-
lieve am justified in taking this action. In
severing my official connection with you,
gentlemen be assured of my high apprecia-
ton of the universal respect and courtesyy you
have shown me, and that you have my sincere
wishes for pleasant and harmonious contin
uance of your term of office. With esteem
and regard for you individually, remain
vour fellow citizen, Il. F. HARRISON.
On motion it was ordered that the said
resignation be accepted and entered
upon the minutes. After passing the
following bills the Council adjourned,
to meet in special session on Monday
evening, July 25th, ut S o'clock:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
4 Great Improvement.

For the benefit and convenience o! our pa
irons, we have taken the room lately occu-
pied by the Il. & o. Express and Telegraph
Co., and fitted 1t up for our sales room and Of
flee. BY this arrangement our customers
avoid climbing stairs, except for sittings. We
shall also keep on hand large line pictures
Of all kinds, including Steel Engravings, Art
otypes, Chromos and Pastels, besides an i'm
mense stock OF picture frames, and mould
ings. All these goods will be sold away be-
low city prices. Call and see.
Respectfully,
A. l.. ROGERS. Photographer,
Hagerstown, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
Public Notice.

There will be a meeting of the Farm
ers' Stock and Agricultural Society Of
Moler's Cross Roads OH Saturday even
ing July l6, 1887, at 6 o'clock. All
members, and especially officers, are
earnestly requested to be present, aud
al others who may feel themselves in
terested in the above named society.
5. +. KNOTT, Sec'y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
The Dog Days.-The dog days

The Dog Days.-The dog days, a
season of the year about which consid-
cradle is said, and of which there are
many supersttions over which timid
people tremble, commenced last Mon
dav, and will last until the goth OF
August, or forty-two days. The rising
and setting of "Sirius," or the dog star,
with the sun, has been universally re-
garded as the cause of the excessive
heat that prevails generally at this par
ticular season. The poor dogs, that are
male to bear the infamy of the source of
our discomfort, are, perhaps, allied IN
some manner to the extreme heat OF the
interval, but they, as well as human be-
ings. share alike the Affections when
are at this season common. Dogs at
this season are supposed to be more sus-
ceptible to rabdnesS than ut any other
time, although there is no perceplible
difference between the former condition
of the sun and what it will be for the
next forty days.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-15
Harvest Home.
July ., 1887.

Friends of Mt. Wesley will holh their
annual Harvest Home in Mr.. Jones
Grove, one-half mile north of Billmyer's
Mill, the first Thursday in August
(Aug. 4th), or the first fair day there
after. The young people will have tn e
grove beautifully lighted for the even
ing. The public are cordially invited.
C. MCDANIEL, p. c.,
For the committee.